Faust2D
Headphoneus Supremus
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Ok now.... I did some comparisons and T50RP sounds fuller with better harder hitting bass than T20 or YH-1. The bass is deeper compared to my DT880 and almost on DT990 and Lambda level, but with better impact. They are officially, not bass light. Bass does extend very low (25Hz maybe as 20Hz tone is a bit rolled off, but 30Hz tone is very clearly audible) but not as seamlessly as DT990 and does not have as much detail as LNS but with a simple felt and cotton balls mod it becomes focused and tight. High frequencies are even a bit rolled off, compared to DT880/990 or LNS that is, on par with my YH-1 and T20. The biggest problem with them was an echo reverberation issue, similar to K340, that made them sound a bit honky out of the box, cotton balls and felt mostly takes care of that. I bet some vibration treatment on the back of the cups will make them sound even better.
I like them, they are way better than ATH-2, Pro 30, HP-50S, a bit better then T20 and even YH-1 at some things like bass
. To my ears T50RP is on par with YH-100
after a simple mod that is.
Let me tell you why I say this. They have soundstage, nice DT831 size sound stage, that changes with recordings. Unlike all SFI driver based headphones that I heard that have soundstage the size of walnut (SR-X size soundstage) or YH-1 that always have the same but accurate soundstage. Of all my orthos T20 has a similar soundstage, but positioning is not as good.
Also keep in mind that they are on the mellow side, not as fast as properly modded YH-100, but bass is awesome and tonal balance is very nice.
Originally Posted by Faust2D /img/forum/go_quote.gif I well T50 is different from T20, larger and pads are different. Here are some picture. So no way T20 pads would fit on T50 |
Ok now.... I did some comparisons and T50RP sounds fuller with better harder hitting bass than T20 or YH-1. The bass is deeper compared to my DT880 and almost on DT990 and Lambda level, but with better impact. They are officially, not bass light. Bass does extend very low (25Hz maybe as 20Hz tone is a bit rolled off, but 30Hz tone is very clearly audible) but not as seamlessly as DT990 and does not have as much detail as LNS but with a simple felt and cotton balls mod it becomes focused and tight. High frequencies are even a bit rolled off, compared to DT880/990 or LNS that is, on par with my YH-1 and T20. The biggest problem with them was an echo reverberation issue, similar to K340, that made them sound a bit honky out of the box, cotton balls and felt mostly takes care of that. I bet some vibration treatment on the back of the cups will make them sound even better.
I like them, they are way better than ATH-2, Pro 30, HP-50S, a bit better then T20 and even YH-1 at some things like bass
Let me tell you why I say this. They have soundstage, nice DT831 size sound stage, that changes with recordings. Unlike all SFI driver based headphones that I heard that have soundstage the size of walnut (SR-X size soundstage) or YH-1 that always have the same but accurate soundstage. Of all my orthos T20 has a similar soundstage, but positioning is not as good.
Also keep in mind that they are on the mellow side, not as fast as properly modded YH-100, but bass is awesome and tonal balance is very nice.